How to Pray

You may have heard of the “ACTS” method of praying. In this instance ACTS stands for:

• • A = Adoration
  • C = Confession
  • T = Thanksgiving
  • S = Supplication

Last Sunday I heard a sermon called “How to Pray” by Bayless Conley on television. In his sermon Bayless spoke about a method he uses called “Pray”. The initials stand for:

• P = Praise
• R = Repentance
• A = Ask
• Y =Yielding

Interestingly both methods mentioned above put praise to God ahead of asking for things when we pray. I suspect many of us if we are honest start with asking for things rather than praising God! The obvious advantage of starting with praise / adoration is that helps us to fix our eyes on God rather than focusing on ourselves.

If you are struggling with prayer I think using either of the above would be helpful to enhance your pray life.